UPM-School of Health Sciences

16/09/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Meredith Labarda on your appointment as the Inaugural Director for the Institute of Social Innovations in Health (ISIH), under the National Institutes of Health, UP Manila. Your SHS family wish you all the best in your additional assignment at the University. Padayon!

14/09/2026

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤: 𝓟𝓾𝓽 𝓭𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓵𝓮𝓽’𝓼 𝓬𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓫𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓮! 🗒️✍🏻

The 𝐔𝐏𝐌-𝐒𝐇𝐒 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 is finally here, and we have lined up a week full of friendly competition, team spirit, sharp research, and wholesome fellowship. Mark your calendars and clear your schedule from 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟐–𝟐𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!

Here’s your 𝓽𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓹𝓵𝓪𝓷 for the week:

Sept 22 | 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 & 𝐂𝐨-𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
📍 3F, Library Hall, UP Tacloban

Sept 23 | 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦-𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
📍 Multi-Purpose Building, UP Tacloban

Sept 24 | 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐮𝐦
📍 3F, Library Hall, UP Tacloban

Sept 25 | 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐏𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, & 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩
📍 UPM SHS | Nay's Farm

Theme: "𝓤𝓟𝓜-𝓢𝓗𝓢 𝓜𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓪 2026: 𝓟𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓰𝓽𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓫𝓪𝔂 𝓪𝓷𝓰 𝓐𝓭𝓱𝓲𝓴𝓪𝓲𝓷 𝓷𝓰 𝓟𝓪𝓰𝓵𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓴𝓸𝓭 𝓼𝓪 𝓑𝓪𝔂𝓪𝓷, 𝓟𝓪𝓷𝓵𝓲𝓹𝓾𝓷𝓪𝓷𝓰 𝓟𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓰𝓾𝓽𝓪𝓷, 𝓪𝓽 𝓟𝓪𝓰𝓴𝓪𝓴𝓪𝓲𝓼𝓪 𝓣𝓾𝓷𝓰𝓸 𝓼𝓪 𝓜𝓪𝓼 𝓜𝓪𝓵𝓾𝓼𝓸𝓰 𝓷𝓪 𝓑𝓾𝓴𝓪𝓼"

Scan the QR code in the poster for full event details. See you all there, future doctors! 🩺✨

23/08/2026

A sea of colors and high-flying school pride! 🌟☺️😍

The 19th Founding Anniversary of UPM-SHS started on a high note with the Flaglets Competition. Beyond the creative designs and vibrant displays, it was a true testament to the teamwork, unity, and passion that define our community.

Raise the flag for more memories to come!

23/08/2026

Looking back at 19 years of excellence, camaraderie, and school spirit! 🌟

UPMSHS Koronadal Campus successfully celebrated its 19th Foundation Anniversary, officially kicking off on August 17, 2026. With the banner proudly dropping before the Oblation, the community came together for a memorable week dedicated to unity, friendly competition, and shared traditions. From creative house banners to the joyful energy of Larong Pinoy, it was a celebration to remember.

Here's to honoring our roots and looking back at an amazing week of festivities!

21/08/2026

Day 3: UPMSHS Welcome Ceremony Gear Up

The journey officially kicks off! On August 13, 2026, we successfully concluded our First Year Welcome Ceremony with "Gear Up," wrapping up orientation week for our freshies across the Palo, Baler, Koronadal, and Tarlac campuses.

Over the past three days, our incoming Midwifery, Nursing, and Medicine students have been equipped with the knowledge, inspiration, and community spirit needed to navigate life at UPM-SHS. From understanding our core mission in healthcare to building connections with fellow Iskolar ng Bayan, everyone is more than ready for the road ahead.

Here are some highlights from the UPM-SHS Palo Campus as our students gear up for their academic journey!

Let's keep the momentum going. Padayon, mga Iskolar ng Bayan para sa Kalusugan! 💙

21/08/2026

📢 CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Online Training on REDCap 📊

Are you looking to streamline your data collection and management for research? Join us for an exclusive online training session on REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture), organized in coordination with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension (OVCRE)!

Orientation on Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap)
✅Data Collection and Management
✅Setting up your own REDCap account and Project Approval in REDCap
✅REDCap Users Consortium (RUC)

This comprehensive session is open to all faculty, REPS, admin staff, and students across all SHS campuses:

📍 Palo
📍 Baler
📍 Koronadal
📍 Tarlac

🗓️ Training Details

Date: August 25, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Platform: Zoom

🔗 How to Join
To secure your spot and receive the meeting link, please scan the QR Code.

Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your research capabilities and data management skills.

20/08/2026

13/08/2026

Welcome to UPM-SHS! Day 1☺️📚✨

On August 11, 2026, the University of the Philippines Manila - School of Health Sciences (UPM-SHS) successfully conducted its 1st Year Orientation across all campuses—Palo, Baler, Koronadal, and Tarlac. Freshmen from our three flagship programs—Midwifery, Nursing, and Medicine—came together to learn about the institution's rich history, core mission, vision, and vital school policies as they officially begin their journey in healthcare education.D

Here are some pictures from the UPM-SHS Palo Campus. Other campuses to follow!

Congratulations and padayon, incoming Iskolar ng Bayan para sa Kalusugan!